Global Patent Index - EP 3439107 A1

EP 3439107 A1 20190206 - REALIZING PROGRAMMABLE WIRELESS ENVIROMENTS THROUGH SOFTWARE-CONTROLLED METASURFACES

Title (en)

REALIZING PROGRAMMABLE WIRELESS ENVIROMENTS THROUGH SOFTWARE-CONTROLLED METASURFACES

Title (de)

REALISIERUNG PROGRAMMIERBARER DRAHTLOSER UMGEBUNGEN DURCH SOFTWAREGESTEUERTE META-OBERFLÄCHEN

Title (fr)

RÉALISATION D'ENVIRONNEMENTS SANS FIL PROGRAMMABLES PAR DES MÉTASURFACES CONTRÔLÉES PAR LOGICIEL

Publication

EP 3439107 A1 20190206 (EN)

Application

EP 18186564 A 20180731

Priority

US 201762539831 P 20170801

Abstract (en)

A system for controlling an interaction of a surface with an impinging electromagnetic wave is provided. The system comprises a surface comprising a plurality of controllable elements, wherein each of the controllable elements is configured to adjust its electromagnetic behavior based on a control signal received by the controllable element, a sensing unit configured to detect a state of an environment of the surface and/or one or more wave attributes of an electromagnetic wave impinging on the surface, a control unit configured to determine, based on the detected state of the environment and/or the one or more wave attributes, a control state of the controllable elements, in which the electromagnetic behavior of the controllable elements is adjusted such that the surface interacts with the impinging electromagnetic wave in a predefined manner, and an adjusting unit configured to determine, based on the control state determined by the control unit, control signals to be transmitted to the controllable elements, which cause the controllable elements to adjust their electromagnetic behavior according to the control state, wherein the adjusting unit is further configured to transmit the control signals to the controllable elements.

IPC 8 full level

H01Q 3/46 (2006.01); H01Q 15/00 (2006.01); H01Q 15/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G02F 1/0126 (2013.01 - EP US); H01Q 3/46 (2013.01 - EP US); H01Q 15/002 (2013.01 - EP US); H01Q 15/0086 (2013.01 - EP US); H01Q 15/02 (2013.01 - US); H01Q 15/148 (2013.01 - EP US); H01Q 17/007 (2013.01 - US); H02N 99/00 (2013.01 - US); H04B 7/24 (2013.01 - EP US); G02F 2202/30 (2013.01 - US); G02F 2203/12 (2013.01 - US)

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Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3439107 A1 20190206; US 10547116 B2 20200128; US 2019044246 A1 20190207

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18186564 A 20180731; US 201816048606 A 20180730